SAIF Corp. v. Sweeney

Employer seeks review of the Workers’ Compensation Board’s order that held that it did not have the authority to re-evaluate and reduce payments on a permanent partial disability (PPD) award that had been suspended during claimant’s participation in vocational rehabilitation and which assessed a penalty and attorney fees against it for unreasonable claim processing.

Claimant suffered a back injury on the job in 1988. Employer accepted the claim, and a determination order was issued on July 28,1989, awarding temporary disability from the time of the injury until June 12, 1989, and 36 percent…